This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

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satirical pop song single track song

"This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things" is a satirical pop song by Taylor Swift from her 2017 album "Reputation," widely interpreted as a jab at media scrutiny and former friends.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf satirical pop song ⓘ
single track ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Reputation NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsLaughter yes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre pop ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasBridgeSection spoken-laughing bridge ⓘ
hasCriticalReception noted for its humor and pettiness ⓘ
hasNotableLyric “And here’s to my baby, he ain’t reading what they call me lately” ⓘ
“Here’s a toast to my real friends” ⓘ
“This is why we can’t have nice things, darling” ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal by friends ⓘ
forgiveness and revenge ⓘ
media scrutiny ⓘ
public feuds ⓘ
reputation management ⓘ
includedIn Taylor Swift discography ⓘ
includedInTour Reputation Stadium Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ
isWidelyInterpretedAs commentary on public feuds ⓘ
jab at former friends ⓘ
jab at media scrutiny ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:27 ⓘ
mood defiant ⓘ
playful ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
partOf Reputation NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedBy Taylor Swift on the Reputation Stadium Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Jack Antonoff NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationDate 2017-11-10 ⓘ
recordingPeriod 2016–2017 ⓘ
recordLabel Big Machine Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseType album track ⓘ
style anthemic ⓘ
upbeat ⓘ
trackNumber 13 ⓘ
usesMotif “nice things” as metaphor for trust ⓘ
vocalist Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer Fred Fairbrass NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jack Antonoff NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Fairbrass NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rob Manzoli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Reputation → hasTrack → This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things ⓘ